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Bhakra-Nangal project is a multi-purpose project producing hydroelectric power. Bakra and Nangal are two dams situated in the Sutlej river which is the third-largest reservoir in India. Damodar valley corporation is also another multi-purpose project. It is situated in the Damodar river in Jharkhand and West Bengal. It is considered the first river valley project producing hydroelectric power in independent India. In Himachal Pradesh, there is another multi-purpose project producing hydroelectricity in the Sutlej river itself, named the Nathpa Jhakri project. It is a complete concrete gravity dam. So, these are the main multi-purpose river valley projects producing hydroelectric power in India.

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